AEW Dynamite

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AEW Dynamite
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Genre Professional wrestling
Created by Tony Khan
Presented by Jim Ross
Tony Schiavone
Excalibur
Starring AEW roster
Opening theme "Dynamite" by No One Hero[1]
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13 (as of January 1, 2020 (2020-01-01))
Production
Camera setup Multicamera setup
Running time 120 minutes
Production company(s) All Elite Wrestling
Release
Original network TNT
Picture format HDTV 1080p
Original release October 2, 2019 (2019-10-02) –
present
Chronology
Related shows AEW Dark
External links
Website

AEW Dynamite, also known as Wednesday Night Dynamite or simply Dynamite, is a professional wrestling television program that is produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and airs on TNT in the United States.[2] The show debuted on October 2, 2019, and serves as the flagship program of AEW.[3] The show airs live weekly for two hours.[4][5] AEW Dynamite is the first professional wrestling program to air on TNT since the final episode of WCW Monday Nitro on March 26, 2001.

History

AEW, which launched in January 2019, filed for several trademarks, including Tuesday Night Dynamite, presumably a name for a television show.[6][7][8] In June 2019, AEW filed an additional trademark for Wednesday Night Dynamite, leading to many sources believing the show would air on Wednesday nights under this name.[9][10][11][12]

On May 8, 2019, AEW reached a new media rights deal with British media company ITV plc to broadcast AEW shows on ITV4.[13] On May 15, 2019, AEW and WarnerMedia announced a deal for a weekly prime-time show airing live on TNT and would also stream live events and pay-per-views on B/R Live in the United States and Canada.[14][15][16]

In April, Jim Ross confirmed the show would be a weekly two-hour live show.[17] During Fight for the Fallen, Chris Jericho confirmed the show would be starting in October.[18] On July 24, AEW announced the show would premiere on Wednesday, October 2, and would broadcast live from the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.[19][20] On August 2, it was announced that the show had sold out within 3 hours of tickets going on sale.[21] AEW President Tony Khan said that they chose to air the show on Wednesday nights instead of Tuesday nights because TNT airs the National Basketball Association (NBA) on Tuesday and Thursday nights, and it also prevented competition against the National Football League (NFL) on Thursday nights, which Khan is a part of.[22]

In August 2019, WWE announced that it was moving their WWE Network show NXT to the USA Network and expanding the program to a live, two-hour broadcast in the same timeslot as AEW's upcoming show. NXT premiered on USA on September 18, two weeks before AEW's broadcast debut on TNT.[23][24] On August 30, the day before All Out, TNT aired a one-hour special called Countdown to All Out at 10pm ET,[25] which averaged 390,000 viewers.[26]

Like they had done for each of their pay-per-view events, AEW began a "Road to" YouTube series on September 4 entitled The Road to AEW on TNT to build anticipation for the debut broadcast of the show.[27] On September 19, 2019, the show's name was revealed as All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite. A two-hour preview show called Countdown to All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite aired on October 1 at 8pm ET[28] and averaged 631,000 viewers.[29]

On September 25, 2019, AEW announced an international streaming deal with FITE TV primarily for regions outside of North America via the "AEW Plus" package, which includes live streaming and replay access of Dynamite in simulcast with its U.S. airing.[30] In Canada, Bell Media's TSN acquired broadcast rights to Dynamite, marking the return of professional wrestling to the network after WWE Raw moved to rival network The Score (now Sportsnet 360) in Fall 2006. The show is broadcast in simulcast with TNT in the U.S (but is subject to scheduling; date conflicts with Major League Baseball and National Basketball Association playoff games will see the show air on TruTV) and is streamed on TSN Direct as well as TSN's website.[31] In the United Kingdom, Dynamite will be added to ITV Hub on Thursday evenings, and air on ITV4 on Friday nights.[32]

On October 2, 2019, Dynamite debuted on TNT which averaged 1.409 million viewers, which made it the largest television debut on TNT in five years.[33] Also on October 2, NXT would make their two-hour debut on USA Network (the previous two episodes featured the first hour on USA with the second hour on the WWE Network), and they averaged 891,000 viewers. Dynamite beat out NXT in viewership and more than doubled its competition in the key adults 18-49 demographic, scoring 878,000 viewers compared to NXT's 414,000. This would also mark the beginning of the "Wednesday Night Wars".[34] Prior to and after the episode, untelevised matches were filmed to air on AEW Dark on the following Tuesdays (except before pay-per-view events, where the episodes air Fridays) on AEW's YouTube channel.[35]

Special episodes

Episode Date Location Rating
(18–49)		 U.S. viewers
(million)		 Notes
Debut episode[36] October 2, 2019 (2019-10-02) Washington, D.C. 0.68[37] 1.409[37] Featured the inaugural AEW Women's World Championship match.
Appearances by Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes.
Debut of Jake Hager.
Halloween edition[38] October 30, 2019 (2019-10-30) Charleston, West Virginia 0.33[39] 0.759[39] Rick and Morty themed episode.
Featured the inaugural AEW World Tag Team Championship tournament finals.
Appearance by The Rock 'n' Roll Express.
Thanksgiving edition[40] November 27, 2019 (2019-11-27) Hoffman Estates, Illinois 0.26[41] 0.663[41] Featured an AEW World Championship match.
Appearances by Soul Train Jones, Ted Irvine, and Diamond Dallas Page.
AEW Dynamite: Homecoming Edition[42] January 1, 2020 (2020-01-01) Jacksonville, Florida 0.36[43] 0.967[43] New Year's Day special episode.
Featured an AEW Women's World Championship match.
Color commentary by Taz.
AEW Dynamite: Anniversary Edition[44] January 8, 2020 (2020-01-08) Southaven, Mississippi TBA TBA Celebrating the company's one-year anniversary of their inaugural press conference.
Paying tribute to legends of Memphis wrestling; Angelo Poffo and Randy Savage, Lance Russell, Eddie Gilbert and Tommy Gilbert, Brian Christopher, Austin Idol, Dave Brown, The Rock 'n' Roll Express, and Jimmy Valiant.
Will feature an AEW Women's World Championship match.
AEW Bash at the Beach[45] January 15, 2020 (2020-01-15) Coral Gables, Florida TBA TBA

Roster

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Main article: List of All Elite Wrestling personnel

The wrestlers featured on All Elite Wrestling take part in scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers are portrayed as heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match.

Commentators

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Commentators Dates
Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, and Excalibur October 2, 2019 (2019-10-02) – present
Jim Ross and Excalibur November 27, 2019 (2019-11-27)
Jim Ross, Excalibur, and Taz January 1, 2020 (2020-01-01)

International broadcasters

Country Television Online
Canada Canada TSN[46] TSN Direct
United Kingdom United Kingdom ITV4
ITV (highlights)[47]		 ITV Hub
FITE TV
Republic of Ireland Ireland FITE TV
Germany Germany TNT Serie[48]
Austria Austria
Switzerland Switzerland
France France Toonami[49]
Australia Australia N/A
New Zealand New Zealand
Japan Japan
South Korea South Korea
Italy Italy
Portugal Portugal
Spain Spain
Chile Chile
Brazil Brazil
Arab League Middle East
India India
Romania Romania
Peru Peru
Mexico Mexico
South Africa South Africa

See also

References

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